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Fifty percent of Iowans live in areas where mental health care is not very accessible, and on top of that, there can be a stigma attached to seeking help in a rural community.
IFT file photoForty years ago, the nation was dealing with the onset of an historic crisis with the farm economy. Land was foreclosed, livestock were sold and people left the farm for the city.
Jeff Winton is the founder of Rural Minds, an organization devoted to advocating for rural mental health care. Winton and his family operate a dairy farm in upstate New York.
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